Microsoft is warning against a simple hack that enables those still using Windows XP to receive security updates through 2019. The trick involves modifying the system registry, a process that is ...

Microsoft executive Jim Allchin eyes the finish line for his massive OS project. But will the market response justify the effort? Charles Cooper was an executive editor at CNET News. He has covered ...

I have Windows XP Pro installed on a single NTFS partition taking up the entire boot drive. Windows XP Pro works fine. I am trying to install System Commander 7 so that I can install other OS's ...

VMware's 3.0 version goes on sale Monday and will allow a Linux "virtual machine" to run on Microsoft's Windows XP system, among other operating system twists. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from ...

When Windows 10 went out of support last month, roughly ten years after release, many were confused about whether to upgrade or keep running their existing iteration. Experts who recommended upgrading ...

Microsoft is gearing up to release Windows 11 this fall, and it will bring the biggest changes to the company’s desktop operating system since Windows 10 was ...

Microsoft's Windows XP remains the most-used operating system in the world, new figures suggest. Stats from NetApplications reveal that the decade-old software saw a small resurgence in January, ...

GUI matters: Microsoft released the original edition of Windows XP in 2001 and kept the operating system alive for more than 17 years. The once massively popular platform remains fondly remembered, ...

Windows XP users, your favorite operating system is a decade old, and if you’re still using it, you’re not cool anymore, at least according to Microsoft. That’s the software giant’s recent take on its ...

My Windows XP system won’t boot. I get a message that says the file system32/config/system is corrupt or missing. Can I fix this? My Windows XP system won’t boot. I get a message that says the file ...